SAF plant will see largest deployment of Fischer Tropsch CANS technology

According to Johnson Matthey (JM), the plant would be the largest deployment of FT CANS to date at seven times larger than any previously announced project using FT CANS.

Washington, DC-based DG Fuels describes itself as an emerging leader in renewable hydrogen and biogenic based, synthetic SAF and diesel fuel. The company’s proposed $4bn plant is planned to produce 600,000MT of SAF annually when fully operational and would be the largest announced SAF production plant using a non-HEFA (Hydrotreated Esters and Fatty Acids) route.

The fuel at the Louisiana plant is expected to be produced from waste biomass and the that end DG Fuels is expected to purchase around $120m of sugar cane waste annually, a third of which is planned to be purchased from local farmers.

In a statement, Christopher J. Chaput, president of DG Fuels, said: “With this [FT CANS] technology, we will create a product that is responsibly made and can be immediately substituted for conventional aviation fuel with no engine adaptations. This partnership is a significant boost to help the aviation industry reach its climate goals.”